Eisenstadt celebrates athletes of the year: glamorous honors for talents!

Eisenstadt celebrates athletes of the year: glamorous honors for talents!

Eisenstadt, Österreich - The city of Eisenstadt experienced a festive weekend that was all about sport. On June 13, 2025, the Freistadt honored its outstanding athletes for the 13th time. This event has set itself the task of making top performance visible and underlining the importance of width and club sports. Mayor Thomas Steiner emphasized the connecting role of sport over generations and emphasized how important he is to promote health and team spirit. The initial allocation of the "big" and "small sports badge of Freistadt Eisenstadt" offered a special incentive.

Overall, numerous prizes were awarded: 31 individual athletes and a team received the large sports badge, while 41 individual athletes and 13 teams were recognized with the small sports badge. The big winners of the evening also included Caroline Bredlinger, who was awarded an athlete of 2025. They have catapulted their impressive successes, including the convening in the A squad, the 2nd place at the Balkan indoor championships and a new personal record. The competition from abroad can thus face them with pride. According to [bvz.at] (https://www.bvz.at/sport/eisenstadt/leichthletik-caroline-bredlinger-in-iron-city-zeopform-Leichtachtachtathletik-Caroline-Bredlinger-24114837, Caroline continued her winning event in Eisenstadt, in which numerous top athletes took part.

excellent services and commitment

Christian Stolovitz was also recognized for his outstanding achievements. The athlete of 2025 covered an impressive 8,000 kilometers in training in 2024, including 1,900 in competitions. He leads the Austrian ranking and is a role model for many. Peter Biegert received the 2025 Eisenstadt sports crystal for his commitment as chairman of the Union Triathlon Team Burgenland and its initiatives in the social field.

Another highlight was the special prize of the mayor, which was awarded to the BBC Nord Dragonz basketball team for whose runner -up title in the Superliga. These honorable awards show how diverse and dynamically the sports landscape in Eisenstadt is and how much the sport is anchored in the life of the citizens.

sports funding in Austria

The importance of sport is not only recognized at the local level, also at the national level a central role. According to the Sportustria.at, the matters of sport fall into the constitutional competence of the federal states. For this purpose, the Federal Sports Promotion Act of 2017 and the gambling law is important because they form the basis for state sports funding.

Sport Austria, the umbrella organization of Austrian sport, coordinates the matters of sport in cooperation with state institutions. The funding goals include promoting major sports events, women's and girls sports as well as the inclusion of people with disabilities in sports.

The festival in Eisenstadt has impressively showed how much sport in people's life plays a role and how important support is at all levels. The performance of the athletes is a sign of the high priority that sport in society has and how it can promote community and health.